From agonal to output: An ECG history of a successful pre-hospital thoracotomy

Resuscitation

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 525-529

  Deakin, Charles D ^a  

^a South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pre hospital; Thoracotomy; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STAB WOUND; THORACOTOMY;

CARDIAC TAMPONADE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 35748943166     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.05.026     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Wise D., Davies G., Coats T., Lockey D., Hyde J., and Good A. Emergency thoracotomy: how to do it. Emerg Med J 22 1 (2005) 22-24
2. Nolan J.P., Morley P.T., Hoek T.L., and Hickey R.W. Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest. An advisory statement by the Advancement Life support Task Force of the International Liaison committee on Resuscitation. Resuscitation 57 3 (2003) 231-235
3. Wall Jr. M.J., Pepe P.E., and Mattox K.L. Successful roadside resuscitative thoracotomy: case report and literature review. J Trauma 36 1 (1994) 131-134
4. Keogh S.P., and Wilson A.W. Survival following pre-hospital arrest with on-scene thoracotomy for a stabbed heart. Injury 27 7 (1996) 525-527
5. Coats T.J., Keogh S., Clark H., and Neal M. Pre-hospital resuscitative thoracotomy for cardiac arrest after penetrating trauma: rationale and case series. J Trauma 50 4 (2001) 670-673
6. Lorenz H.P., Steinmetz B., Lieberman J., Schecoter W.P., and Macho J.R. Emergency thoracotomy: survival correlates with physiologic status. J Trauma 32 6 (1992) 780-785 discussion 785-8
7. Luna G.K., Pavlin E.G., Kirkman T., Copass M.K., and Rice C.L. Hemodynamic effects of external cardiac massage in trauma shock. J Trauma 29 10 (1989) 1430-1433
8. Symbas P.N., Harlaftis N., and Waldo W.J. Penetrating cardiac wounds: a comparison of different therapeutic methods. Ann Surg 183 4 (1976) 377-381
9. Horst H.M., and Obeid F.N. The role of emergency thoracotomy in resuscitation. Infect Surg 5 (1986) 486-552
10. Athanasiou T., Krasopoulos G., Nambiar P., Coats T., Petrou M., and Magee P. Emergency thoracotomy in the pre-hospital setting: a procedure requiring clarification. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 26 2 (2004) 377-386
11. Durham III L.A., Richardson R.J., Wall Jr. M.J., Pepe P.E., and Mattox K.L. Emergency center thoracotomy: impact of pre-hospital resuscitation. J Trauma 32 6 (1992) 775-779